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Release Year2006
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, Drama, Crime
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DirectorTakeshi Niizato
WritersRyō Kaihara
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsNew Hotaru The Hyper Swindler 4
About New Hotaru The Hyper Swindler 4
Hotaru Amami is a private investigator, also manages her own office. With her assistant Yayoi Mizuno, who is a law student, they try to exterminate swindlers target women. One day, Erika, Yayoi’s friend in college, visits her office. She says she is claimed to pay for sample cosmetics that she was given on a street by answering a survey. It sounds it is easy that she just has to take an action of cooling-off. However, this case is complex that it’s planned by a group to make money by eating up women’s dream.
Directed by Takeshi Niizato, New Hotaru The Hyper Swindler 4 leans on a strong ensemble — Sora Aoi, Minami Aoyama, Horiken — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 2006.
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